Odaily Planet Daily report: A federal judge dismissed xAI’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI and denied leave to amend the complaint. Federal District Judge Rita Lin ruled that xAI failed to prove that OpenAI induced its former engineers to disclose trade secrets related to the Grok chatbot during the hiring process.
The judge noted that merely asking job candidates to discuss their previous work is a standard part of the hiring process and does not imply encouraging them to disclose confidential information; accepting xAI’s argument could expose employers to legal risk whenever they inquire about a candidate’s prior employment. Previously, Elon Musk sued OpenAI, Sam Altman, and co-founder Greg Brockman for deviating from their nonprofit mission; that lawsuit was dismissed last month by a federal jury. (decrypt)